SymetrEWI
OwnerChristopher Vincent Dragottainventor
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Abstract
An electronic wind instrument includes capacitance touch switch key touches, a breath pressure sensor, and pinky key touches configured specifically for the purpose of transposing musical phrases into any of the 12 musical keys.
Claims13
A device comprised of a flat surface, upon which are two triangular shaped hand-grabs, upon each of these hand grabs, capacitance touch switches are placed in a configuration to emulate a Boehme flute key board arrangement of capacitance touch switches.
If proximal touch of the top plane is contacted by the tip of either the left or right pinky, then the “Currently Played Note” (CPN) will be transposed one step higher.
If proximal and distal pinky touches of the top plane are contacted by the tip of either pinky simultaneously, the CPN will be transposed two steps higher.
If only the distal pinky touch of the top plane of either one of the pinky touches is contacted by the tip of either pinky, the CPN will be transposed three steps higher.
If the distal pinky touches of both the top and bottom plane are touched simultaneously by the tip of the pinky, the CPN will be transposed four steps higher.
If the distal pinky touches of only the bottom plane are touched by the tip of the pinky, the CPN will be transposed five steps higher.
If the distal and proximal pinky touches of only the bottom plane are touched by the tip of the pinky, the CPN will be transposed six steps higher.
If the proximal pinky touch of only the bottom plane is touched by the tip of the pinky, the CPN will be transposed seven steps higher.
If the proximal pinky touches of both the top and bottom planes are touched by the tip of the pinky, the CPN will be transposed eight steps higher.
If the proximal and distal pinky touches of both the top and bottom planes are touched by the tip of the pinky, the CPN will be transposed nine steps higher.
When the pinkies are used upon these touches individually or in combination, all 12 musical keys (and more) can be indicated or registered by the performer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.